Christian Venier Les Clos de Carteries Cheverny Rouge 2008

Loire, France - $20.99/btl

     So, this is the wine we just can't stop bringing home every night. We've builtmenus around it, hugged it, drained it, and opened some more. Though we're trying to describe wines less and less these days since our words forflavors may not match your tasting experience, for the sake of communication we'll call the tastescherries and musk. And maybe a little white pepper...and copper....see, there I go again. This is hard. PepperCopper muskrat love. There. Done.

     This biodynamic red blend from Cheverny in the Loire is pinot noir and gamay, two of our favorite red varietals on planet Earth, and you just can't stop DRINKING IT. I'm serious. It takes great will power not to finish this bottle in one sitting. I haven't met Christian Venier, but everyone who has describes him as a 'wild man'. I assume they mean that in a "party guy" kinda way and they don't literally mean he's a 'wild man' as inTimothy Hutton in Iceman.